The Mission

1986 · 125 min · Adventure, Drama, Action, HistoryPG

One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

Director: Roland Joffé
Writer: Robert Bolt
Released: September 6, 1986
Language: English